Collin Morikawa carded a 6-under 66 to hold a one-stroke lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on a Thursday in which only half of the 120 golfers co
Morikawa grabs early lead at storm-hit PGA Memorial
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04/06/2021 - 00:12 American Collin Morikawa fired a six-under par 66 to seize the early lead in the storm-interrupted first round of the US PGA Memorial Tournament on Thursday at Muirfield Village SAM GREENWOOD GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 3 min
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Collin Morikawa, last year s PGA Championship winner, fired a six-under par 66 to seize the early first-round lead Thursday at the US PGA Memorial tournament before thunderstorms halted play.
The 24-year-old American, who shared eighth last month at Kiawah Island in defending his shocking major crown, fired seven birdies against a lone bogey to grab a one-stroke lead when competition was halted for lightning at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.
Collin Morikawa holds a narrow lead over a loaded field after Thursday's action at the Memorial Tournament. A rain delay and darkness prevented everyone from.
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First round completed; Collin Morikawa stays on top at Memorial
Field Level Media
05 Jun 2021, 05:05 GMT+10
Collin Morikawa continued to lead the Memorial Tournament after the completion of the weather-delayed first round on Friday at Dublin, Ohio.
Morikawa carded a 6-under-par 66 on Thursday to hold a one-stroke lead over Adam Long, Scottie Scheffler and Chris Kirk at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Kirk had pulled even with Morikawa before recording a bogey on the final hole.
Columbus resident and former Ohio State golfer Bo Hoag joined Xander Schauffele, Canada s Nick Taylor, Spain s Rafa Cabrera Bello, South African Branden Grace and Joel Dahmen at 4-under.